Jul 14, 1998

Imagio

Imagio, a Seattle-based technology marketing firm, has added Jabez Palmer as a designer, Allison Clarke as a PR account executive and Crystal Wolff as an executive assistant. Palmer formerly served as a freelance designer for Travis Design Associates. Clarke formerly served as a reporter at ABC affiliate WEWS and a producer at NBC affiliate WKYC in Cleveland. Wolff previously worked at Boeing and Holland America Line.

Science and technology museum planned

RICHLAND -- When the Hanford Museum and Science Center was closed by the Department of Energy in 1995, the Environmental Science and Technology Foundation was formed to acquire and preserve the museum's collection of artifacts and exhibits. The nonprofit foundation plans to incorporate the material into a new museum to be called the Columbia River Exhibition of History, Science and Technology. To be located on the river in downtown Richland, the museum will highlight the Hanford material as well as exhibits related to the region's agriculture. Portland's Fletcher Farr Ayotte Architects has been hired to design the new museum. The firm previously designed the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center, the Columbia River Maritime Museum and the Interpretive Center at Multnomah Falls Lodge. In a press release, Fletcher Farr Ayotte said "the purpose of the museum will be to advance public understanding of the power of people and technology to impact the environment, and the delicate balance associated with these interactions." The foundation has received grants from the state Heritage Resource Center and the U.S. Department of Energy for the project.

Light-pollution regulation urged

REDMOND, Ore. (AP) -- Harrell Graham is on a crusade to save the darkness from the light. He fell in love with the brilliant stars over the high desert after he moved to central Oregon in 1989. And now he is trying to preserve that view by spreading ordinances that require outdoor lighting be directed onto the property it's meant to brighten, instead of broadcast into the night sky. Graham helped shepherd Deschutes County's night sky ordinance into force in 1994, and is now trying to spread the darkness to Redmond, where he asked the city last Monday to enact something similar. The Redmond Urban Area Planning Commission agreed to consider the idea. Graham compares intrusive light to noise from a neighbor's stereo. "All we'd be asking people to do is turn the volume down and put headphones on," he said. Headphones for lights come in the form of shields and different designs. Lower wattage lights are the equivalent of turning down the volume. Redmond already requires shielded lights for new commercial buildings and multifamily dwellings. The requirements could be strengthened, said Bob Quitmeier, community development director. The city of Bend is considering an ordinance requiring shielding of outdoor lighting, including those on residential properties.

Jul 10, 1998

AdCorp

AdCorp, the Redmond-based graphic design, photography, electronic prepress and commercial printing company has named Keri S. Heyting account executive.

Jul 08, 1998

Entranco

Jim Buss has been hired as senior project manager for Entranco's Transportation Services in Bellevue. He spent 29 years with the Washington State Department of Transportation, where he was most recently assistant secretary for operations. His projects include the design and construction of I-90 from Snoqualmie Pass to Vantage. He also played a key role in development of the state's nationally recognized partnering program. Entranco has also recently added nine employees to the staff. Bill Love has joined the firm as a transportation engineering specializing in traffic analysis. Willie Ochoxner, a bridge technician, is providing support for structural design of transportation projects. Rachel Speer has joined the firm as a transportation engineer. Sean Mallon has joined Entranco as a traffic and transportation engineer for the development services group. Byarn Chaumont and Dave Shimamura are additions to the survey group. Eugene Burgy has joined the CAD department. Mary Moore has joined the business services department to maintain the firm's computer network system. Carol Forehand has joined Entranco's document production staff.

Coffman

Electrical engineer Gary L. Gerber has been promoted to principal at Coffman Engineers. His recent projects include the Paramount Theatre renovation, the AT&T Wireless Services campus at Redmond Town Center and Microsoft's Canyon Park Internet Data Center. Alisa L. Parks has joined Coffman as marketing assistant for business development. She has a bachelor's degree in social science and more than four years in the hospitality industry working in convention services.

W&H Pacific

Jarrod Faehnrich has joined W&H Pacific's Bellevue office as an information services assistant. He is a recent graduate of Lake Washington Technical College. Paula M. Simmons has joined W&H Pacific as project coordinator, providing detail support to project managers.

Rice Fergus

Lara Dobson has joined the staff of Rice Fergus Architects in Bremerton as an intern architect. She holds a bachelor of architecture degree from Washington State University.

Perteet

Jacob Kunthara has recently joined the Lakewood office of Perteet Engineering, Inc. as a design technician. He is involved in roadway design.

Walker

Anna Asiesiukiewicz has joined Walker as senior graphics editor. She is involved with aerial photography and map editing and preparing orthophoto images. She is currently working on the U.S. Geological Survey National Digital Ortho Quarter Quad project and orthophotography projects for the cities of Enumclaw and Marysville. Jody Dutro has joined Walker and Associates as graphics editor. She has studied geographic information systems and has one year of photogrammetry experience. She is currently working on a mapping project for the City of Shelton. Leigh Umland is a geographic information systems technician. She also has 11 years of experience in photogrammetry and is currently working on the digital ortho quarter quad project.

CEW

Kippen Westphal is heading the new Seattle office of Corporate Environments of Washington (CEW), a furnishings dealership to the professional and commercial office market. He has coordinated such large-scale projects as Microsoft's office expansion and Nike's World Campus in Beaverton, Ore.

Notkin

Notkin Engineering Inc. is at work on mechanical engineering for several high-profile projects throughout the Northwest. They include: Benaroya Hall; Bremerton Naval Hospital addition and renovation; Overlake Hospital Medical Office Tower; the Experience Music Project; the International Glass Museum; Holly Park Community Center; Benaroya Research Institute for Virginia Mason Medical Center; and the east wing infrastructure addition to Evergreen Hospital Medical Center.

Berger

This summer, The Berger Partnership is working on landscape design for a variety of projects in the region and in California. They include: Snohomish Library, Sultan High School athletic fields; an REI in San Jose, Calif.; Parker Stadium at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore.; Penrose Memorial Library at Whitman College in Walla Walla; Nordstrom in Mission Viejo, Calif.; Edmonds Community College music and theater building; and 3 Bellevue Center in Bellevue.

Driftmier

The Driftmier Architects of Kirkland will design InterWest Bank's Alderwood branch, located on 196th Street in Lynnwood. The 7,400-square-foot facility will be a two-story structure of wood-frame construction, featuring two drive-up lanes, a 24-hour drive-up ATM kiosk, and six teller stations. David Seely, Driftmier's project manager, expects construction to begin in the early fall of this year. Driftmier has completed 14 branches for InterWest.

Sienna

Sienna Architecture of Portland is designing the renovation of Hollywood Entertainment Corp.'s new headquarters. Hollywood is the second largest video retailer in the nation. Located in Wilsonville, Ore., the renovated 20-year-old office building will provide 122,000 square feet of space for approximately 500 employees. The project is expected to be complete this summer. Contractor is McCormack Pacific.

JPC

The Yarrow Bay Grill at Carillon Point, a remodel featuring a chandelier of handblown glass from Sonoma, was recently completed by JPC of Redmond. The builder was JMS, also of Redmond.